October Moon

October Moon Brief Information

October Moon is a 2005 independent horror film directed by Jason Paul Collum about a male homosexual relationship that turns sour. The film stars Judith O'Dea, Brinke Stevens, Sean Michael Lambrecht, Jeff Dylan Graham, Tina Ona Paukstelis, Darcey Vanderhoef, and Jerod Howard. After a limited theatrical run beginning September 29, 2005, the movie was distributed on DVD by Tempe Entertainment on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2006. The DVD release was an immediate success for the company, and remained their #1 Best Selling Title in 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010. October Moon premiered on On Demand in March 2008. It was one of the first gay-themed horror films produced in history. It was jointly produced by B+Boy Productions, LLC and Tempe Entertainment.

The sequel October Moon 2: November Son premiered in a limited theatrical run on July 10, 2008. The entire original cast returned, plus new cast members Debbie Rochon, Robyn Griggs and recording artist Sacha Sacket. The story followed a new mysterious young gay man (Sacket) who seems to bring danger into the lives of the surviving characters from the original film. October Moon 2 was released to DVD on April 14,2009 by Ariztical Entertainment under the title November Son. Financial disputes between Ariztical and production company B+Boy Productions, LLC. returned the rights to B+Boy, who licensed the title to Tempe Entertainment for re-release on February 15, 2011 under its original title October Moon 2: November Son with original artwork by Paul Girard. Release of this feature created the first gay-themed horror film franchise in history.